North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Job Growth

There were 271,300 jobs in North Port, Florida in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 281,257 employed persons for the month. North Port lost 44,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 70,265 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare North Port job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	271,300	-44,800	-42,200
CPS	281,257	-70,265	-74,431

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

North Port, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for North Port as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for North Port, Florida

CES employment for North Port peaked in February 2020 at 318,600. Since then 47,300 jobs have been lost in North Port according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 362,153 for North Port in February 2020. 80,896 jobs have been lost in North Port since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Port, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	271,300	-44,800	281,257	-70,265
March 2020	316,100	-2,500	351,522	-10,631
February 2020	318,600	1,600	362,153	1,036
January 2020	317,000	1,500	361,117	-669
December 2019	315,500	400	361,786	787
November 2019	315,100	1,600	360,999	956
October 2019	313,500	-1,300	360,043	1,070
September 2019	314,800	500	358,973	1,129
August 2019	314,300	400	357,844	1,037
July 2019	313,900	400	356,807	672
June 2019	313,500	-200	356,135	316
May 2019	313,700	200	355,819	131